8)Hi Forum users,
Just purchased a Pilotaware unit from a PAW Builder & to be honest I am a complete dork when it comes to Electronics.
I haven't received the unit because I literally only paid for it 8hrs ago ( as at 2015hrs 24/10/2015 ) but I am someone who when I get a new gizmo wants to play with it immediately.
Now comes the questions :
(1) I intend to run it on Skydemon & don't know how to connect the PAW unit to my Galaxy Tab3 Android tablet so that is likely to be my initial faux pas.
(2) Does the PAW unit have to maintain an internet connection during use or will it still function offline?
(3) My android Tab3 has an inbuilt GPS, will this be the GPS link I will use to run the PAW?
(4) Do you have to program your callsign into the PAW? * I ask because I am jumping in/out of different aircraft almost weekly and wouldn't want to be transmitting the incorrect callsign whilst flying *
I look forward to receiving the informed answers to what probably seem dumb ass questions, please explain in layman terms because I am electronically inept.
MTIA,
Peter.
Please read this in conjunction with other corespondance
on your android device download an app from the google store called pilotawareAndroid.
start up the pilotaware unit (ensure you have enough power for it as it draws a few amps), start up you android device and in settings change your wifi connection to a connection with the start of the name "PilotAware- xxxxxx" (where xxxxxx is your"serial number".
providing you are outside the pilotawareAndroid app will after a couple of minutes start to display some calorimetry.
start up you chosen nav program and set up the Flarm settings (see message from Lee about this for each nav program below)
2. SkyDemon Specific
2.1 Setup->Connectivity_Options
Select FLARM
set the Air Connect Key to 6000
2.1 Setup->Navigation_Options
Go to the bottom of the options and alter 'Show within Vertically' to something like +-40000ft,
otherwise for testing purposes, you will see no traffic
2.2 Fly
and select 'Use Flarm'
3. RunwayHD
3.1 Settings->System
Enable Flarm mode
IP Address 192.168.1.1
Port 2000
Passcode 6001
Altitude Filter(+/-ft) 40000
4. EasyVFR
4.1 Menu->NavTools->Settings->FlarmSettings
WiFlyIPAddress: 192.168.1.1
WiFly Port: 2000
WiFly Pin-code: 6001
5. Sky-Map
Setup> Wireless Interface Setup
Enable Wi-Fi
IP address: 192.168.1.1
Port: 2000
Password: 6001
Setup> FLARM / Show ADSB traffic
6. Air Navigation Pro
configuration->sensors->FLARM-AirAvionics-AirConnect
Sensor: On
Pin Code: 6001
and that should see you up and running
iang